TimmyB

Wow, Willie Nelson is playing Ottawa and Toronto. I wonder when the last time he played Ontario?

I would guess in the early nineties when he was with the Highwaymen, which I regret missing now.

I've seen Nelson at seven Farm Aids and twice with Dylan these past couple of years and he will well be worth the price of admission.

Unfortunately I won't be able to attend either gig, as I will be short on cash at least for the first part of 2006, and will hopefully still see Nelson at the Farm Aid 2006.

But for all on here that are going to go, enjoy.

Tim

For November 24, 2005.

PRIMUS Animals Should Not Try to Act Like People

BROTHER CANE

ROBERT PLANT Fate of Nations

KING CRIMOSN The ConstruKction of Light

GRATEFUL DEAD Aoxomoxoa

BRUCE HORNSBY Halcyon Dyas

ERIC CLAPTON Back Home

SHERYL CROW Wildflower

I got a score of 3568 and it said "At this rate you will never become a master."

I think I'm going to again watch Star Wars Episode IV "A New Hope" right now, as I feel I need some training in the Jedi arts.

Tim

Dan McTeague should be ashamed of himself.

As if the glorification of violence and the mistreatment of women didn’t exist before 50 Cent announced his tour dates. As if a single night of entertainment is going to leave the streets of Canada littered in the blood of gang warfare.

Make no mistake about it, this is grandstanding, politically motivated and designed to put him on the “right†side of things once we plunge ourselves into another election this week. At least Valerie Smith had a social motivation.

But even she doesn’t get it. There just seems to be something so alien – and offensive - to people about hip-hop and rap music. Even around here we see it often referred to as inferior, a musical style devoid of art and substance, which is entirely ignorant. This is folk music, people.

17th Century English ballads are dripping with blood, murder ballads both grotesque and gratuitous. Slave-era songs tell us of men without names left to toil like dogs until they die, lucky to receive even a modest grave. The mining songs of the 1800s reflect the despair and misery of working to die under the earth, leaving the bodies behind to press on. And now this musical lineage extends to reflect the realities of a 20th century commercial society awash in guns, racism, hopelessness – an American dream shattered by greed and fear.

But for people like McTeague and Smith, these realities seem too hot to handle for our precious Canadian sensibilities. No, let’s close our borders to representations of these things in the hopes that somehow, by some miracle, the streets of Toronto and Vancouver and Halifax will all magically divest themselves of gangs, guns and drugs. Nonsense.

If these people would actually sit and think about what hip-hop music and specifically “gangsta†rap is, they may find themselves focusing more on the roots of the problems rather than the (largely crass) expressions of them.

I wonder what Dan McTeague may think if he had ever attended a Rolling Stones show. There’s Keith Richards, a walking addiction with several arrests under his name standing alongside Mick Jagger, slamming their way through their ode to serial rapists (“Midnight Ramblerâ€) or a little tune or two about keeping your bitch in line (“Under My Thumbâ€). Maybe they’ll tickle his rock and roll funny bone with “Sister Morphineâ€. And I hope as Valerie Smith kicks back in the evening with the Dixie Chicks classic “Earl Had To Die†she considers firing off a letter to whatever opportunistic government agency will listen to her about how it glorifies violence and is therefore dangerous in the hands of our zombie-like children.

But somehow I don’t think she will do that.

So let’s stop 50 Cent at the border in some sort of sad pathetic principled stand that we’re not going to take this “entertainmentâ€- we are above that. And while McTeague parps on about that, today I will await the news of what did or not happen at Delta High School here in Hamilton, where an early morning phone call warned of “something violent†going down there today, everyone on edge after a machete attack at another Hamilton high school last week. I blame 50 Cent. There that’s better, so easy. Have a nice day.

MarcO,

Have I told you how much I love you lately?

Reading the above post, makes me want, no need to say it to you again and again.

I love you Marc. This was the post of the year IMHO

Tim

For November 23, 2005.

BRUCE HORNSBY Halcyon Days

ERIC CLAPTON Back Home

NEIL YOUNG Prairie Wind

BOB DYLAN Live at Carnegie Hall 1963

THE BYRDS Turn!Turn!Turn!

Carryin' On With JOHNNY CASH & JUNE CARTER

MOJO: DYLAN COVERED

THE GRATEFUL DEAD Anthem of the Sun

U2 Achtung Baby

PRIMUS Animals Should Not Try to Act Like People

What if I want to go to the Fat Cats gig tomorrow how do I get in without paying the cover?

Tim

TALKING HEADS Remain in Light

JOE WALSH "But Seriously, Folks..."

PETER GABRIEL (1)

THIEVERY CORPORATION The Cosmic Game

THE FLAMING LIPS The Soft Bulletin

JACOB FRED JAZZ ODYSSEY The Sameness of Difference

THE GRATEFUL DEAD (1st Studio Album)

CALEXICO Convict Pool

MOJO: DYLAN COVERED

THE BYRDS Turn!Turn!Turn!

I sometimes imagine what this world would have been like if John F Kennedy wasn't assassinated on that day in Dallas, Texas?

Roger McGuinn wrote these JFK related lyrics to the traditional song "He Was a Friend of Mine" on the day Kennedy was killed. It brings a tear to the eye nearly every time I hear the song.

HE WAS A FRIEND OF MINE

Traditional with additional lyrics by R. McGuinn

He was a friend of mine

He was a friend of mine

His killing had no purpose

No reason or rhyme

He was a friend of mine

He was in Dallas town

He was in Dallas town

From a six floor window

A gunner shot him down

He died in Dallas town

He never knew my name

He never knew my name

Though I never met him

I knew him just the same

He was a friend of mine

Leader of a nation

For such a precious time

He Was a friend of mine

Now listening to this song and writing this I believe I will now go and watch Oliver Stone's 'JFK' and maybe even pull out an old history textbook and read a bit on Kennedy.

Tim

I'm back to work this week, so it's easy to keep track of five albums in a row that I listen to throughout the day. And at work I usually listen to more than five albums so sorry I go a little long.

THE BEATLES Anthology I (Disc 2)

JOE WALSH "But Seriously, Folks..."

GENESIS Archive 1967-75 (Disc 1 & 2) Which is a live performance of "The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway"

UNCLE TUPELO 89/93 An Anthology

BOB DYLAN Live at the Gaslight

MOJO DYLAN COVERED

GRATEFUL DEAD Birth of the Dead (Disc 1 & 2)

I agree that is a great album title.

The album also has one of Joe Walsh's funniest songs "I.L.B.T.S."

Tim

Happy 58th Birthday Joe,

"How ya doin'?"

I always love it when he says that, if only Joe won the presidential election back when he ran, this world would have been a far better place to live.

May you have many, many more birthdays Joe. You're one of my favoirte guitarists and your lyrics always make me laugh.

Tim

from www.billboard.com

THIS DAY IN MUSIC November 20, 2005.

1947 - Eagles guitarist Joe Walsh is born in New York. As a solo artist he has four top 20 albums, including "The Smoker You Drink, the Player You Get," which reaches No. 6 on Billboard's pop album chart.

Duane Allman sadly left us behind far too soon.

Today Duane would have been 59 years old, I can only imagine what music he would have given us if he was still around.

Tim

From www.billboard.com

THIS DAY IN MUSIC November 20, 2005

1946 - Guitarist Duane Allman is born in Nashville, Tenn.

I'm think, though I know I will have dozens of honourable mentions when I finish my list.

Tim

Happy Birthday Trev,

You've always been a good friend and I hope we get together soon as it's been far too long.

Tim

Don't forget "Tonight's the Night."

I wonder if they will play that in the encore?

Tim

any reviews??

I'll be writing one in a day or two when I get a proper setlist.

Tim

I've been to a bunch of these Classic Albums Live things as I said before, and I don't remember one of them ever starting before 10-10:30PM.

Tim

What a great show. It was my first time seeing Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey and I was blown away by those three guys.

I'm waiting on a proper setlist from their soundboard guy and once I get that I'll be writing a proper review of the gig.

Tim

I'll be going to this tomorrow. I've been to several Classic Albums Live in the past year plus and they are more often than not fantastic performances.

Since Neil Young's one of my two all-time favorites, I think I'll have to go to Toronto tomorrow to help and continue celebrating Young's 60th birthday at the Phoenix.

Tim

I'll see you all down at PJC in a half an hour or so.

Tim

So I'm wondering if I should go to this gig tonight or not?

Thoughts?

Tim

Dear Lord and Heavenly Father,

Please let this happen, I don't ask for much.

Your faithful servent,

Tim

From www.rollingstone.com

Gabriel Eyes Genesis

Original frontman says reunion talks are imminent

Will the Lamb lie down on Broadway once more? For years, the former members of Genesis have said that they are ready, willing and able to reform the group at original frontman Peter Gabriel's whim -- and for years Gabriel has adamantly refused. Until now. "The odds [of a Genesis reunion] are better now than before," Gabriel tells Rolling Stone. "We're going to have the conversation."

Aside from a one-off concert in 1982, Gabriel has not stood on stage with the classic five-man Genesis lineup since the Lamb Lies Down on Broadway tour ended in May of 1975. Phil Collins, who had played drums since joining the group prior to its third album in 1971, took over as vocalist in 1976 and lifted the British art rockers to stadiums all over the world. Collins quit the group after 1992's We Can't Dance tour to focus on his successful solo career. Remaining members Tony Banks and Mike Rutherford recruited former Stiltskin vocalist Ray Wilson for the 1997 release Calling All Stations, which fared so poorly that Genesis were forced to cancel a tour of American theaters. The group quietly folded in 1998.

Since then, a large cult of fans (particularly of the Gabriel era) have kept the Genesis flame alive. Phil Collins played with Genesis tribute band the Musical Box -- who recreate the Gabriel era with frightening precision -- when they visited his hometown of Geneva, Switzerland recently. Earlier this week, Collins reaffirmed his desire to drum again for the real thing during a Tel Aviv press conference. Last month, guitarist Steve Hackett told the Chicago Sun-Times that he received a phone call from Genesis management. "There's a movement to put us all together again," he said. "I do think it will happen."

Notorious perfectionist Gabriel warns that any reunion concert would require serious preparation time. "When we got back together in 1982, I don't think we rehearsed," he says. "To really do it properly, we'd have to take more time. It's quite a commitment."

When pushed to definitely say if the group is reuniting, Gabriel remains coy: "I wouldn't put money on it . . . yet."

ANDY GREENE

(Posted nov 09, 2005)

neither for me

Nor I. Oh the times they are a-changin'.

Tim

I just looked at Larry Campbell's site and it seems he won't be performing at the Buffalo show. This is what is says:

Larry will be touring with Phil Lesh from November 21st until December 13th. He will miss the show on December 3rd due to his previous committment to work with Emmylou Harris. He will also be performing with Phil Lesh on December 29th, 30th and 31st.

So I have no idea now, who will be the guitarist for Phil Lesh & Friends on December 3rd in Buffalo?

Tim

"he can also play many different instruments like pedal steel' date=' banjo, violin and much more"

whoa[/quote']

yeah man, Larry's really good player.

But if you think about it, Dylan usually always has a great guitar player working for him,some that come to mind from the past...

T Bone Burnett

Robbie Robertson

Mike Bloomfield

Tony Garnier

Bucky Baxter

Charlie Sexton

Larry will be a nice addition to Phil & Friends in my opinion.

Hey Esau,

You know I won't argue with that.

The best Bob Dylan gigs I have seen since I started seeing Dylan in 1995 have been the gigs where Charlie Sexton was with Larry Campbell, I wonder if Dylan will have a better combination of guitarists again?

Tim